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My Namaste from the UK to all the readers of the Daily Pioneer. Over the coming months I will be engaging with some key personalities from the UK political and business community and will share my 'Konversations'with you all. I kick off my column with one very special Member of Parliament, I am sure you will conclude the same once you have read his story.
Bob Blackman MP of Harrow East has been a long term champion of the Indian diaspora in the UK. He has remained a strong voice of the British Indians representing them in the parliament as well as other National and International platforms for over 25 years, including as a Councillor and Leader of the Brent Council nearly two decades before being first elected as the Member of Parliament for Harrow East in 2010 and re-elected to the seat in 2015.
In the House of Commons, he stood up and said, "I know of no other issue that creates such emotion among this country's Indian and Pakistani communities as the position of Jammu and Kashmir. It is important that we as elected representatives should debate the issues and represent those views. I stand as an unabashed friend of India to defend India's position in the conflict and the people who were ethnically cleansed from Kashmir."And as recently as 26 October 2015, Bob sponsored the historic seminar commemorating the 68th anniversary of the signing of the instrument of accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India by Maharaja Hari Singh.
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What is your current position?
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What are your proudest achievements to date?
I was instrumental in turning round the London Borough of Brent which was regarded as a centre of left wing radicalism in the 1980s, reforming the finances and cutting the local tax rates every year for 6 years whilst dramatically improving local services.
Who/What inspires you?
Mahatma Ghandi for changing the world through peaceful means.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for being the inspiration in the creation of a strong India and in my view, he should have been the PM. Winston Churchill for being steadfast in the face of the most severe adversity.Margaret Thatcher for rescuing the UK from being the sick man of Europe. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making Gujarat the economic powerhouse of India and for inspiring India to believe that the whole nation can become a great power.
What has been the biggest obstacle in your career?
I attended a state comprehensive school and Liverpool University. I have only had the privilege of a loving family and the wonderful support of my wife. At every stage of my political career, I have had to overcome the obstacle of those with prejudicial views on an individual's background. At every stage, people have tried to prevent me from achieving my potential.
Who has been the biggest influence in your career to date?
My wife has been my constant guide and help over the years. I have observed a number of politicians over the years and taken appropriate guidance from each of them. I have cherry-picked ideas from others rather than had one inspiration!
What would you like to achieve before GE2020?
I am keen to ensure that we abolish the ill-thought out, unnecessary and divisive caste discrimination legislation. This was passed in the last Parliament but has not been enacted as yet as it was passed by a combination of Labour and Liberal MPs against strong Conservative opposition. The legislation has created consternation amongst the Hindu community who rightly regard this as creating friction where none exists.
If you were the Prime Minister of the UK, what one policy would you wish to implement and why?
I strongly believe that we need to create an international partnership between the UK, India, USA and Israel to help preserve the security of the free world. I believe that the special relationship that exists between the UK & USA needs to be replicated with both India and Israel.
Where do you stand on the EU Referendum and why?
I am immensely proud to represent one of the most diverse constituencies in the UK. Harrow is also one of the safest boroughs in London, home to a lot of hardworking people who genuinely care about our community and ways of life.
I was born and raised in North London. As a former local Councillor and representative of Brent and Harrow on the Greater London Authority, I have seen the damage being caused by remote and unelected bureaucrats from the European Union. Endless red tape is harming local businesses, unchecked immigration from Europe is making a housing shortage into a crisis and lots of people are being trapped by unfair visa policies.
It doesn't have to be this way. Our hands are tied by European Union policy which is designed to discriminate, so that jobs go to Europeans who can move freely across our borders instead of potentially better qualified people from our Commonwealth cousin nations, despite far closer family ties and shared history and values.
When people can't even welcome relatives to the UK short term for weddings or family events, and our temples can't bring over the expert stonemasons they need to maintain their buildings, because of a biased and overloaded immigration system, we have to do something.
I want the UK to trade freely with our friends from the Commonwealth and other developing nations. I want the immigration system to be a fair and just one where people from India are given preferential access to the UK. Currently we have no control over immigration from the EU and draconian restrictions are placed on those applying from outside the EU as a result. We also need to remove the artificial trade barriers against goods from the Commonwealth and provide an equal playing field to those goods and services from the EU.
You are very outspoken when it comes to Jammu and Kashmir, can you tell us where you stand on this critical issue?
I have been outspoken on the issue since 1991, when I heard about the plight of the Kashmiri Pandits. I held a conference in Brent Town Hall on the subject and was instrumental in ensuring that the subject of Jammu and Kashmir was mentioned in the 1992 Conservative Party Manifesto for the 1992 General Election.
I am firmly of the view that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir is part of India and so it should remain. I believe that the Pakistani forces, illegally occupying part of Jammu and Kashmir, should leave the region and the whole of the state should be reunited under Indian Administration in line with the original decision of the Maharajah.
I visited Jammu and Kashmir in February of this year, and I saw for myself the opportunity for increased trade, commerce and tourism to the state. I am looking forward to helping to promote the first ever Jammu and Kashmir festival in the UK in the autumn.
If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?
If I was marooned I would want someone with me with a practical capability of surviving in extreme circumstances! I take a very practical view! I would therefore choose David Livingstone, the famous explorer.
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|"Avengers: The Initiative" #11 on sale now
Final exams can be tough, but for the cast of Marvel's "Avengers: The Initiative," they can be downright lethal. In the series' current storyline, "Killed In Action," the latest crop of Initiative cadets are about to graduate from Camp Hammond, the Initiative's headquarters and training ground, and become full fledged heroes. But in order to do so, the cadets must face the murderous onslaught of a former member armed with one of the most dangerous weapons in the universe.
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CBR News spoke with co-writers Dan Slott and Christos Gage about their Initiative cadets and their plans for the series.
"Killed in Action" kicked off in last year's issue #8, when a clone of the late Initiative cadet MVP was fitted with the Tactigon, a mysterious alien weapon formerly wielded by another cadet, Armory. The MVP clone dubbed himself Killed in Action — or KIA — and set out to murder anyone it believed had a hand in the original MVP's death. Previous issues had established the Tactigon only seemed to work for the heroic Armory, but now with the vicious KIA using the device to cut a bloody swath through the Initiative cadets and staff, many readers are wondering about the true nature of the device.
"For a person with the right mindset, the Tactigon will give them whatever they need to get the job done," Dan Slott told CBR News. "Of course, the person wielding that tool still has to use it in the right way. Just because someone has the best weapon doesn't mean they're going to win the fight. As far as that person's motivations go, who says KIA is immoral? Who says he isn't justified in his actions? Just throwing that out there."
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In "The Initiative Annual" #1 and issues #9-10, readers learned the Tactigon was connected to the mysterious weapon wielded by original Initiative drill instructor The Gauntlet. When "Killed In Action" wraps with issue #11, readers will have more answers about both devices, but their true nature will remain an ongoing mystery. "It's an ongoing mystery all right, but not for just this book. For the entire Marvel Universe," Slott remarked. You can read almost any book or mini I've written for Marvel in the past four years and find hints and clues."
"Killed in Action" comes to a conclusion in "Avengers: The Initiative" #11, on sale April 16, a big issue that guest-stars The Mighty Avengers. The book may also feature some fatalities. "No one in the Initiative is safe!" Slott warned.
"And it'll have a lasting impact on a number of characters — one way or another," said co-writer Christos Gage.
Assuming they survive their encounter with KIA, Justice's team of AWOL Initiative cadets — who, like their leade,r are also former New Warriors — will continue to be a presence in "The Initiative" and possibly other Marvel titles as well. "I have been having a lot of late night gab sessions and e-mails with another Marvel writer about their title," Slott teased.
|"Avengers: The Initiative" #11
When "The Initiative" began, Dan Slott was the sole writer of the series. A few months in, Slott found himself busy wrapping up his celebrated run on Marvel's "She-Hulk" and preparing to begin his work on the revamped "Amazing Spider-Man," so editor Tom Brevoort asked Christos Gage ("The Authority") if he'd be up for writing a fill-in issue of "The Initiative."
"It was a really good script! [Gage] nailed the feeling the team's been going for on 'The Initiative' perfectly," Dan Slott told CBR News. "After reading it, we decided to try Chris out scripting over my plots on ['Avengers: The Initiative Annual' #1]. I liked working with Chris so much; I asked Tom Brevoort if we could bring Chris on full-time."
"I had a lot of fun working on the annual, so I said I'd love to, and our first true co-production was #8," Gage said. "My solo issue will run as #13, and it'll be the exception, not the rule. Henceforth it'll be both of us writing every issue, unless one of us gets sick or something."
It was the unique cocktail of plot threads, characters, and character dynamics that made "The Initiative" such an irresistible assignment for Gage. "It's like one of my all-time favorite comics, the 1980s 'Suicide Squad,' in that it takes characters that otherwise might be shoved to the background and lets us put them in the spotlight," Gage explained. "We have a wonderful mix of characters with cult followings, like Ant-Man; villains, like Taskmaster; and brand new characters being introduced at a time when new characters are a hard sell in their own solo books. The bonus is that we also get to use big name characters, like War Machine, Yellowjacket, and the Mighty Avengers, who show up in #11."
|"Avengers: The Initiative" #11
In Gage, Slott found not only a co-writer to help him with the heavy lifting of the book, but a kindred spirit as well. "He totally geeks out on all the same Marvel-ish stuff that I love," Slott said. "We can gab for hours about the all the wacky minutia of the Marvel U. Sure, we each have our favorite corners to explore — he's WAY more into Moonboy and I'm WAY too into Moon Knight. But across the board, we're pretty much on the same wavelength.
"And, personally, I love the speed we're working at. I have a fun time leaping into an issue and plotting — but I agonize over the script. Chris, on the other hand, can tear into a script like nobody's business! If you know your nursery rhymes, it's a very 'Jack Sprat'-like situation going on here."
The first year of "Avengers: The Initiative" comes to a conclusion on April 30, as issue #12 hits stores and sees Initiative architect Iron Man furiously confronting Camp Hammond personnel for answers. "There has been a lot of, shall we say, questionable activity at Camp Hammond, from cloning to cover-ups to having an ex-Nazi on staff. Tony wants to know exactly what's been going on and why," Gage explained. "It would be hard to say more without getting into spoilers."
|"Avengers: The Initiative" #12 on sale April 30
Issue #12 also marks the surviving cadets' graduation into other super teams around the country. Slott revealed future issues will check in with the survivors and their various teams but Camp Hammond and its residents would also continue to be an important element in the series.
Gage's solo "Initiative" issue, May's #13, focuses on what happens to current Initiative drill instructor, Taskmaster, when word gets out to his fellow villains about his latest job. "There are some villains who think he's a sellout and want to make an example of him," Gage said. "To his own mind, Taskmaster is doing what he's always done — using his skills to make money and looking out for Number One. His feeling about the Initiative is that it beats jail. But if a better offer comes along, who knows what could happen? "
In the climax of "Secret Invasion" #1, the Skrull agent impersonating "Initiative" cast member Henry Pym (aka Yellowjacket) revealed himself when he shot Reed Richards. The event has sent some fans to their "Avengers: The Initiative" back-issues and trade paperbacks looking for clues as to how long the shape shifter has been in place.
It would seem that one definite clue came in an early issue, when Initiative cadet Trauma used his powers to create an image of Henry Pym's greatest fear: that Pym would somehow lose control and physically batter his ex-wife Janet van Dyne, The Wasp. But Gage cautions readers to not make too much of this scene just yet. "Given their ability to avoid detection by telepaths, it's possible some of the Skrull agents actually possess the thoughts and memories of those they imitate," he said. "But for definitive answers, you'll have to wait a little while!"
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Readers won't have to wait too long. June's "Avengers: The Initiative" #14 begins a six-issue storyline which ties into "Secret Invasion." "Skrullowjacket is a major force in the 'Secret Invasion'," Slott confirmed. "If you want to see everything he's up to, you better keep an eye on 'Avengers: The Initiative.'"
"Skrullowjacket" isn't the only Skrull within the ranks of the Initiative. Unbeknownst to the rest of the group, new recruit Aubrey Thompson aka The Crusader is also a Skrull, but his feelings about the Invasion are more conflicted. "'Conflicted' is an understatement," Gage remarked.. "We've already seen that he's lying to the Initiative, who assume he's just a super-powered human with shape-changing abilities. But where do his true loyalties lie? Does he even know?"
"In his original appearance in the Marvel U, we've seen that Crusader really likes Earth," added Slott. "He likes our TV shows, our junk food, you name it. .Much of 'Secret Invasion' is about a war on culture. In the case of Crusader, it's a case of American/Earth culture already winning one of them over. But is that enough to make him turn his back on his own people?"
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"The Initiative's" tie-in to "Secret Invasion" will include many characters but the only major players Slott and Gage could reveal were Crusader, Skrullowjacket, and the new 3-D Man, who some Avengers fans might remember from when he operated as the hero Triathlon. "For now, that's all we're saying. But whooooo boy, have we got some good stuff in store for you!" Slott remarked. "We've got some characters showing up that Marvelites have been clamoring for! And the return of a classic cover-worthy Avenger! An Avenger's Avenger! It's going to be sweet!"
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On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Graham Leggett wrote: > Igor Sysoev wrote: > > > mod_proxy can not do many things that mod_accel can. Some of > > them can be easy implemented, some not. > > Keep in mind that mod_proxy is exactly that - a proxy. It does not try > to duplicate functionality that is performed by other parts of Apache. > (This is the main reason mod_proxy and mod_cache were separated from > each other in v2.0) mod_accel is not proxy. It's accelarator. It can not work as usual proxy. I did not even try to implement it - Apache 1.3 is poor proxy. Squid or Oops are much better. > > mod_accel can: > > > > *) ignore headers like 'Pragma: no-cache' and 'Authorization'. > > This is the job of mod_headers, not mod_proxy. > > However: ignoring headers violates the HTTP protocol and is not > something that should be included in a product that claims to be as HTTP > compliant as possible. If you want to cache heavy data sources, use the > Cache-Control header correctly, or correct the design of the application > so as to be less inefficient. mod_accel can ignore client's 'Pragma: no-cache' and 'Cache-Control: no-cache'. These headers are sent if you press Reload button in Netscape or Mozilla. By default if mod_accel gets these headers then it does not look cache but send request to backend. Webmaster can set 'AccelIgnoreNoCache on' if he sure that backend did not give fresh data and such requests only overload backend. As to 'Authorization' mod_accel by default sends this header to backend and never caches such answers. Webmaster can set 'AccelIgnoreAuth on' if backend never ask authorization but client anyway send 'Authorization' - so in this case 'Authorization' is simply very powerfull 'no-cache' header. I know at least one download utility, FlashGet, that sends in 'Authorization' header name and password for anonymous FTP access. It's probably bug in FlashGet but this bug effectively trashes cache and backend. Yes, of course all these directives work per Location and Files level. > > *) log its results. > > In theory mod_proxy (and mod_cache) should allow results to be logged > via the normal logging modules. If this is not yet possible, it should > be fixed. In theory but not in practice. > > *) pass cookies to backend even response can be cached. > > Again RFC2616 dictates how this should be done - proxy should support > the specification. As I said mod_accel is not proxy. By default mod_accel did not send cookies to backend if reponse can be cached. But webmaster can set 'AccelPassCookie on' and all cookies goes to backend. Backend is responsible to control which answers should be cached and which are not. Anyway 'Set-Cookie' headers never goes to cache. This directive works per Location and Files level. > > *) taking cookies into account while caching responses. > > > > *) mod_accel has AccelNoPass directive. > > What does this do? > > If it allows certain parts of a proxied URL space to be "not-proxied", > then the following will achieve this effect: > > ProxyPass /blah http://somewhere/blah > ProxyPass /blah/somewhere/else ! > > Everything under /blah is proxied, except for everything under > /blah/somewhere/else. Yes. But '!' is already implemented ? I use another syntax: AccelPass / http://backend/ AccelNoPass /images /download ~*\.jpg$ > > *) proxy mass name-based virtual hosts with one directive on frontend: > > AccelPass / http://192.168.1.1/ [PH] > > [PH] means preserve hostname, i.e. request to backend would go with > > original 'Host' header. > > mod_accel does this in one directive, mod_proxy does it in two - but the > effect is the same. Should we consider adding a combined directive to > mod_proxy the same way mod_accel works...? What are two mod_proxy's directives ? As far as I know mod_proxy always change 'Host' header. > > *) resolve backend on startup. > > This is a good idea. mod_accel does it by default. You can disable it with [NR] flag in AccelPass directive. > > *) make simple fault-tolerance with dns-balanced backends. > > mod_proxy does this already. No. mod_proxy tries it but code is broken. If connection failed it try to connect with the same socket. It should make new socket. Anyway mod_accel tries another backend if connection failed, backend has not sent header, and backend has send 5xx response. > > *) use timeout when it connects to backend. > > mod_proxy should do this - if it doesn't, it is a bug. mod_proxy does not. > > *) use temporary file for buffering client request body (there is patch > > for mod_proxy). > > What advantage does this give? Suppose slow client (3K/s) that POST 10K form. Backend is busy for 3 seconds. Suppose client uploads 100K file. > > *) get backend response as soon as possible even it's very big. > > mod_accel uses temporary file for buffering backend response if > > reponse can not fill in mod_accel configurable buffer. > > This kind of thing is fixed in v2.0 in mod_cache. It is too big an > architecture change for the v1.3 proxy. mod_accel can send part of answer to client even backend has not sent whole answer. But even in this case slow client never block backend - I use nonblocking operations and select(). Would it be possible with mod_cache ? > > *) use busy locks. If there are several the same requests to backend > > then only one of them would go to backend during specified time. > > > > *) limit concurrent connections and waiting processes on per-backend > > or per Location basis. > > This is not the job of mod_proxy, but the job of a separate module. > > Both busy locks and limiting concurrent connections can be useful in a > normal Apache server using mod_cgi, or one of the Java servlet > connectors. Adding this to proxy means it can only be used in proxy - > which is a bad idea. Probably but Apache 1.3.x has not such module and I needed it too much in mod_accel. > > *) mod_accel has mod_randban module that allow to randomize some > > part of content. For example it can replace '11111' number in > > <img src="http://host/path1?place=1&key=1234&rand=11111"> > > with random value. > > This is the job of mod_rewrite. mod_rewrite can not do it. Suppose we cache some response containing banner's or counter's URL. 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Kazansky, Gennadi
Born: 1 December 1910 (Voronezh)
After finishing his film studies in 1930, Gennadi Kazansky found work as a director's assistant at Lenfilm studios. In 1937 together with Maxim Ruf he made his first film, The Golden Taiga. During World War II he worked as a director at Mosfilm studios. After the war he returned to Lenfilm, where he participated in the making of a biography of famed composer Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1961, Kazansky along with Vladimir Chebotaryev made one of the most famous features in the history of Russian film, The Amphibian Man.
Died: 14 September 1983
Filmography (as director)
- Engineer Graftio/ Inzhener Graftio, 1979;
- Neskanomy naslednik, 1975;
- Novogodnie priklyucheniya Mashi i Viti, 1975, TV,
- Ugol padeniya, 1970;
- The Snow Queen/ Snezhnaya koroleva, 1966;
- The Amphibian Man/ Chelovek-Amfibiya, 1962;
- Greshnyy angel, 1962;
- I snova utro, 1961;
- Old Man Khottabych/ Starik Khottabych, 1956;
- Hot Heart/ Goryachee serdtse, 1953;
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Kelly took part in a drawing of lots with his old GB amateur colleagues Joe Cordina and Lawrence Okoli to determine their places on the bill.
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"I will go to Wembley and be ready for if the call comes.
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Kelly was at yesterday's massive press conference and being involved in all the razzmatazz reinforced his desire to get to the top.
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Please save the GOD
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10 October 2008
* Don't smoke - Experiment from experts proves that smoking a
cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances
of cancer is higher).
* Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after
meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit
1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.
* Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of
acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we
consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.
* Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will
easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.
* Don't bathe - Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood
flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the
stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive
system in our stomach.
* Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a
hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not
true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb
the nutrition from the food we intake.
* Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to
digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our
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Some Interesting Questions and Answers
1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in?
2. What is the expansion of YAHOO?
3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS?
4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
5. What is expansion of "ICICI" ?
6. What does "baker's dozen" signify?
7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot- India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?
8. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries?
9. From what four word ex-pression does the word `goodbye` derive?
10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?
11. Name the other country (Except India) to have got independence on Aug 15th?
12. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?
13. Who faced the first ball in the first ever ?
14.Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ?
15. The faces of which four Presidents are carved at Mt.Rushmore?
16. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country (other than Vatican )?
17. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed?
Answers:1. Google is written in Asynchronous java-script and XML, or its acronym Ajax
2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle
3. ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports
4. Satellite Television Asian Region
5. Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India
6. A bakers dozen consists of 13 items - 1 more than the items in a normal dozen
7. That match was abandoned after people heard the news of indira gandhi being killed
8. Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different countries one is india's National anthem and another one is for Bangladesh( Amar Sonar Bangla)
9. Goodbye comes from the ex-pression: god be with you
10. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa.
11. South Korea
12. Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR , as it was known during the cold war)
13. Geoffrey Boycott
14. John Traicos
15. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
16. Lesotho surrounded from all sides by South Africa
17. Polo
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Here are somethings you may not know
2. The most common name in the world is Mohamed.
3. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
8. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
10. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you Sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
12. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.If you try to Suppress a sneeze; you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from History. "Spades" - King David; "Clubs" - Alexander the Great; " Hearts" - Charlemagne; "Diamonds" - Julius Caesar.
15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
16. If a statue of a warrior on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
17 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?Ans. - All invented by women.
18. Honey - This is the only food that doesn't spoil.
19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
20. A snail can sleep for three years.
21. All polar bears are left handed.
22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
23. Butterflies taste with their feet.
24. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
25. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
27. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
29. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
31. The human heart creates enough pressure when itpumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the matchbox.
35. Most lipstick contains fish scales
36. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
37. And finally 99% of people who read this will tryto lick their elbow.
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Historical School Records
This week, whilst clearing out an old cupboard in the academy, we came across three amazing books which record some of the history of the academy. These include two journals written by the head teachers as a daily record of what went on within the school. Perhaps the most amazing, but also rather sad, is the old punishment record book. You can see in the image an entry from 1914 showing the pupils' wrong doing and the punishment that they got for it. Thank goodness we no longer have the cane today.


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Mike Huckabee Ends Syndicated Radio Commentaries
Former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has announced he will discontinue his daily syndicated radio commentary "The Mike Huckabee Report" on May 1 after six and half years. Huckabee, who is weighing a 2016 bid for president, announced the end of his four-minute radio broadcasts earlier this week. In a news release, he said he plans to make content available online for paid subscribers.
Huckabee left his weekly television talk program "Huckabee" in its sixth season on Fox News.
WYM Media Management Managing Partner Debbie Greenbaum said, "The governor is deeply grateful for your support and partnership in airing 'The Mike Huckabee Report' all these years. But, as you are aware, he is in the midst of making some major go-forward decisions."
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Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created;
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Entrance Counseling is required for the following Federal loan types:
The student must enroll for at least 6 credits in a degree-granting program for each semester in which the PLUS loan will be received.
Do you have to submit a FAFSA if you only want to borrow a PLUS loan?
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The Department of Education is authorized to charge the borrower origination and guarantee fees. For loans disbursed before October 1, 2017 – the origination fee will be 4.276%. For loans disbursed on or after October 1, 2017 – the origination fee will be 4.264% The current guarantee fee is ZERO. Fees are deducted from each semester's disbursement.
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Parents may borrow up to the student's yearly Projected Cost of Education minus all other aid the student is receiving (including other student loans). There is no cumulative borrowing limit.
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Note: Beginning March 29, 2015, Direct PLUS loan applicants who have been determined to have an adverse credit history, but who qualify for a Direct PLUS loan by documenting extenuating circumstances or by obtaining an endorser MUST complete a separate PLUS Loan Counseling. This special PLUS loan counseling can be found at the Department of Education's web site.
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Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Craig Stansbury said officers went to the 100 block of Felix Road shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday in response to a vehicle fire.
Stansbury says deputies and fire officials discovered the body when they open the trunk.
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Dear BCHS Alumni Member,
It's been 54 years since Boyle County High School opened its doors for the first time AND 53 years of graduating classes!
We hope you will join our association and attend the BCHS Annual Alumni Tailgate Party on Friday, September 8th at BCHS with a Social Time from 4:30-5pm, Dinner 5-6:30pm and at 7:30 pm the Boyle County vs Wayne County football game. This year the Class of '67 will celebrate its 50th Anniversary! This is the perfect opportunity for them, 1992 (25th year) or the class of 2007 (10th year) to get together without having to plan the meal or event. Just sign up for the tailgate party and stay later at the school to reminisce or watch the ballgame! Class of 1967 will be recognized at the tailgate party and during the game. The Alumni Association can hold the cafeteria or provide a place to meet at the annual tailgate party! Just call 859-583-9622 if you are interested. Please see the registration form on the back of this letter for details.
Again this year, the BCHS Alumni committee is soliciting nominations for Boyle County Distinguished Alumni. The recipients will be recognized at the Alumni Tailgate Party and on the field during half time.
Anyone may nominate a BCHS Alumni for the Distinguished Alumni Award. Please complete the attached form in its entirety and mail/email it back (see directions on the form). We would love to get nominations from each graduating class! We know there are many, many great BCHS Alumni who deserve this honor and hope you will help recognize their great accomplishments over the years by nominating them. Deadline for Distinguished Alumni nominations is August 29, 2017.
Information is also available on the Boyle County Schools website: www.boyle.kyschools.us/alumni.aspx , the BCHS Alumni Facebook page or call 859-236-6047.
Come and join in the fun! Become a "Rebel for Life" and join the BCHS Alumni Association. Call your fellow BCHS Alumni, plan to connect with them again at the annual BCHS Alumni Tailgate Party, nominate BCHS Alumni for the Distinguished Alumni Award and let's support our REBELS and cheer them to victory against our rivals Wayne Co. High School!
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Teacher of Mathematics, St Helens
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Start date: 1 September 2018
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Contract term: Permanent
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Employer: The Sutton Academy
At present, The Sutton Academy has 1092 students aged 11-16 and 106 in the sixth form.
Location: St Helens Contract Type: Full Time
Start Date: 1 September 2018
Closing Date: 26 February 2018
Interview Date: TBC
The Sutton Academy is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Teacher of Mathematics, The successful applicant will be an outstanding teacher with high expectations and the ability to enthuse and motivate both students and staff. The successful applicant will have excellent subject knowledge and the ability to deliver exciting and innovative lessons across KS3 and KS4, with the opportunity to teach our ever increasing numbers at KS5. The successful candidate will be joining a strong collaborative and cohesive department.
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Technoport 2014: Leila Janah on Samasource and social entrepreneurship
At the end of April innovators, entrepreneurs, business leaders and other technology pioneers will gather in Trondheim for Technoport 2014. In the run up to this exciting event, we will publish a series of interviews with our speakers to learn more about how they are driving innovation. This week we hear from award-winning social entrepreneur Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource.
How would you explain Samasource and how it works?
"Sama" is the Sanskrit word for "equal". The entire SamaGroup (which also includes SamaUSA and Samahope) was built on a shared vision – that of an equal opportunity world, where people aren't suffering in poverty simply because they happened to be born in a disadvantaged region. We connect people in need to medical care and to dignified work that enables them to take control over their futures.
Impact sourcing is one piece of this strategy. In simple terms, it refers to the practice of outsourcing labor to disadvantaged populations. So if you're a large corporation and you're regularly sending work to business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, impact sourcing allows you to use some of those contracts to fight poverty and improve lives. If only a handful of the world's largest corporations dedicated 5% of their outsourcing portfolios to impact sourcing service providers, it would make a significant dent in global poverty.
Samasource uses the Microwork model. Can you explain what this is and how it has been implemented?
Think of the way an iPhone, or any peripheral device, connects to a computer. You use an adapter cable that allows the two devices to exchange information. The Microwork model is like a massive adapter cable that allows people in poverty to plug their brainpower into global enterprises. It's a way of connecting these two groups – corporations and the impoverished – for mutual benefit.
Customers approach us with large data projects that require vast numbers of small human judgments. For example, a company might have thousands of photos featuring pieces of furniture that need to be carefully tagged so that computers can be trained to recognize the shape of a chair, or a couch. We break that project down into irreducible tasks, and set up a workspace for them within our technology platform. These tasks then get sent to our delivery center partners in the field, where members of disadvantaged populations are trained to complete them.
Through the Microwork model, you might see a single mother who's lived her entire life in a Kenyan slum tagging images for a major international corporation. But what's truly unique about the Microwork Model as a solution to poverty is the way it invests skills and experience in workers. 89% of our workers either go back to school or find further employment in the formal sector.
Some have criticized Samasource for outsourcing the work of US citizens to other countries. How do you respond to this?
This is a common misconception. The services that Samasource provides to its customers – which include huge global brands like Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn – would in most instances be too cost-prohibitive to complete in the United States. So it's not as if our workers in Kenya or India are out-bidding Americans for jobs. If our workers weren't completing these data projects, they'd be completed by a BPO firm or simply not done at all.
With that said, Samasource recognizes that poverty is a global problem, and we're equally dedicated to fighting it here in the US. I started SamaUSA for this reason. SamaUSA is a domestic program that teaches digital skills to low-income community college students, and helps them to find work on online job platforms like Elance and oDesk. SamaUSA is running in three California community colleges already, and we're poised to scale the program through the entire country.
Do you have plans for scaling up the impact sourcing model further?
A solution to poverty is only viable if it affects a significant number of individuals, and Samasource has always targeted women and youth who support multiple dependents for this reason. We want the wages we pay to positively impact families and invest new capital in entire communities.
But we're just one participant in a growing trend, in a fledgling industry. Right now, we're trying to use our influence with large corporations to support the entire impact sourcing space. We believe that we can scale this model collaboratively, by compelling major brands to commit part of their outsourcing portfolios to any number of impact sourcing service providers.
Have there been any technological challenges associated with outsourcing work? What does the future hold for this?
The lack of reliable Internet access in the developing world has been a significant challenge. One of our model's limitations is its inability to reach populations that are off the grid. In a lot of remote areas, infrastructural investments must be made before the Microwork Model can be applied and people can be recruited.
We've had great success, however, when those infrastructural investments have been made. We've partnered with Oxfam Novib and a number of other international NGOs on a project called Internet Now! that's bringing Internet access and computer-based work to rural areas in northern Uganda. This region was devastated by the country's civil war and never recovered. Many people there still live in huts, and walk miles every day to collect safe drinking water from public pumps. But with our partners ALIN and Inveneo, we've set up solar-powered, Internet-enabled centers in three rural Ugandan communities. The people there may not have running water in their homes, but they're getting paid to complete computer-based tasks for huge global brands. It's amazing.
What have been your main triumphs and tribulations as a social entrepreneur, and what advice would you give others?
Samasource has now reached over 20,000 people through the wages it pays to workers. I consider that a colossal triumph, although it's just the beginning of what we hope to accomplish. Experiencing the spark of inspiration as a social entrepreneur – that "a-ha" moment when I get an idea that I think can help people – is exhilarating, but that moment is the start of a long, arduous journey toward real impact.
When raising money to get Samasource off the ground I heard "no" from a lot from potential funders. I've also faced people who think I have no business being in the tech industry as a woman, and as a woman of south Asian descent. But I've also been lucky to find kindred spirits who are just as excited as I am about using technology to change the world.
The most valuable advice I've ever heard comes from Silicon Valley leader and investor Ben Horowitz: "Don't quit." Especially in the tech world, where successes can become obsolete within the blink of an eye, it's crucial to a have an inner voice simply telling you to keep going, keep refining, keep striving.
Want to hear more?
Leila will speak at our A Tool For Change session at Technoport 2014. She will elaborate on the topics explored in this interview as we shed light on how innovation and entrepreneurship can change the world. Learn more about Technoport 2014.
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Certified nursing assistant (CNA) is a career made to offer help to nurses, physicians, and therapists in delivering proper heath care treatment to patients. They usually fly under the radar since just a few knows them by their professional name. These nursing aides have a very set of skills used to give comfort to patients and make their health conditions improve. Being mentally stable is not enough, though. You should go obtain a CNA License.
Ensure that you complete the prerequisites first. An aspirant should first undergo an accredited training program, after which a licensing test will be given which should be passed. A training is composed of a classroom and clinical session, where practical knowledge and skillsets will be developed. There is a necessary number of training hours which differ from one state to another. Say in Texas, the mandatory training hours is seventy-five hours minimum.
Following your training, the ultimate battle lies in the certification exam. The exam includes both written and hands-on application. Prepare for the written test by mastering the theories related to the nursing field. For the practical test, it's a hands-on assessment that will confirm and assess how much experience and exposure you have gained during the training courses. After getting through the examination, you'll now officially become a certified nursing assistant.
A CNA license is a proof of your potential of being a good nursing aide. Through this, you will always be proud of what you have attained. It is seen that there is a rising need for CNAs, especially in nursing homes. There are a lot of opportunities waiting for you to grab them. San Antonio is recognized to produce the most number of CNA employment. It is absolutely clear that the way to being CNA is rough. Since this job is coveted, you will then understand that you made definitely the right decision.Author: Paula Shelton


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Dabney DixonProfessor / Biochemistry / STEM Director
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A.B. (1971): Brown University
Ph.D. (1976) : Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Fellowship (1977-1978) : University of California, San Diego
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Bioorganic Chemistry
- Biography
Positions 1967 – 1971 A.B. in Chemistry; Brown University, Rhode Island 1971 – 1972 Schering Corporation; Bloomfield, New Jersey 1972 – 1976 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1976 – 1979 Postdoctoral Fellow; University of California at San Diego 1979 – 1986 Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Washington University 1986 – 1990 Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Georgia State University 1992 – 1993 Associate Dean for Mathematics and the Natural Sciences; Georgia State University 1990 – 2002 Associate Professor of Chemistry; Georgia State University 2002 – Professor of Chemistry; Georgia State University 2005 – 2008 Associate Chair of Chemistry, Georgia State University 2008 – 2011 Coordinator for STEM Education Initiatives, Arts and Sciences, GSU 2011 – Director of STEM Education Initiatives, Georgia State University
Iron is required for infection in essentially all bacterial pathogens. In vertebrate infections, the most abundant source of iron is heme, which comes primarily from hemoglobin. Bacteria have developed sophisticated approaches to transport heme into the cytoplasm. We study the heme uptake pathways in two pathogenic organisms.
Streptococcus pyogenes. Heme uptake in Streptococcus pyogenes involves Shr, Shp, SiaA, and an ABC transporter. SiaA has been shown to have axial histidine and methionine ligands. Studies of mutants of these axial ligands, as well as other nearby residues, give insight into the factors that control heme uptake and release. Shr has two heme-binding NEAT domains which have been expressed and purified. Optical and resonance Raman studies, as well as molecular modeling, have been used to assign the axial ligands.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The heme uptake pathway of C. diphtheriae also utilizes multiple proteins to bind and transfer heme to be brought into the cell. The heme-binding protein HmuT delivers heme to the HmuUV ABC transporter. Wild-type HmuT and a series of conserved heme pocket residue mutants have been characterized by UV-visible, resonance Raman, and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopies to determine the axial ligation of this protein. The addition of guanidine hydrochloride results in protein denaturation that shows more than one process. Unfolding is quite slow, perhaps indicating a role for protein-protein docking in heme transfer. The results as a whole indicate that axial ligation, heme pocket hydrogen-bonding interactions, and heme iron oxidation state all play a role in the mechanism of heme uptake and/or release. HtaB and ChtB appear to be interchangeable in the uptake pathway. Current studies focus on ChtB and a protein, ChtA, which appears to be necessary to take up heme from the hemoglobin/haptoglobin complex.
STEM Education
Dr. Dixon is the Director of the Georgia State University Center for STEM Education Initiatives, which seeks to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning at the University. We use innovations in teaching approaches, implementation of evidence-based teaching practices, and significant support for our students to help them graduate with the depth of technical knowledge, the curiosity, and the problem-solving skills to compete in the 21st century. We engage in research to generate new knowledge about teaching, apply theories to the everyday practice of instruction, and develop, evaluate, and critique educational policy.
Current efforts involve curricular reform, establishment of a STEM Tutoring Center, support of Course-based Research Experiences (CUREs) on campus, and working to increase the role of peer-mentoring in student success. The STEM website is found at http://cas.gsu.edu/stem/
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Representative Publications:
- Y. Cao, A. F. Gill, and D. W. Dixon. Synthesis and characterization of a water-soluble porphyrin with a cyclic sulfone. Tetrahedron Lett. 50 (30):4358-4360, 2009.
- R. A. I. Abou-Elkhair, D. W. Dixon, and T. L. Netzel. Synthesis and electrochemical evaluation of conjugates between 2′-deoxyadenosine and modified anthraquinone: Probes for hole transfer studies in DNA. J.Org.Chem. 74 (13):4712-4719, 2009.
- Y. Cao, D. J. Rabinowitz, D. W. Dixon, and T. L. Netzel. Synthesis, electrochemistry and hydrolysis and anthraquinone derivatives. Synth.Commun., 39, 4230-4238, 2009.
- M. Ouattara, E. B. Cunha, X. Li, Y.-S. Huang, D. W. Dixon, and Z. Eichenbaum. Shr of Group A Streptococcus is a new type of composite NEAT protein involved in sequestering heme from methemoglobin. Mol.Microbiol. 78 (3):739-756, 2010.
- R. E. McKnight, E. Reisenauer, M. V. Pintado, S. R. Polasani, and D. W. Dixon. Substituent effect on the preferred DNA binding mode and affinity of a homologous series of naphthalene diimides. Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett. 21 (14):4288-4291, 2011.


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